Singer Al Green is in heaven on Earth these days. Not only did President Barack Obama sing a line from the song a week ago while at a campaign-fundraiser stop in New York City at Harlem’s Apollo Theater, but now the Democratic lawmakers are singing it to him.
READ and VIEW: OBAMA SINGS 'LET'S STAY TOGETHER' AT THE APOLLO THEATER
While at the House Democratic lawmakers’ retreat in Cambridge, Maryland, Obama received a DVD that included a new version sung by 25 Democrats singing ‘We’re <instead of ‘I’m’> so in love with you.’ The singing group of Democrats reportedly recorded their version of the Al Green hit song from the 1970s on Thursday evening after a dinner they attended. No report as to how much alcohol was flowing, if any.
As a sidebar, Billboard Magazine – often referred to as the Bible of the music business – reports that the original Al Green hit recording of the song ‘Let’s Stay Together’ has dramatically increased in sales. With a jump of nearly 500% in sales, the pop-soul song was downloaded 16,000 times.
Additionally, earlier this week, it was reported that the Obama campaign is offering a clip of the president’s singing of a line of the song as a ring tone on Obama’s re-election website.
Source: Chicago Tribune
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